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Japanese chef knives are made with the most excellent steel materials, which are established there. They have been growing in popularity with professional chefs who want to increase the excellence of the food they provide in terms of uniformity of cutting speed and sharpness. Now those are some of this information, choose to buy Japanese chef knives as an alternative to the expensive European knives for their cooking “professional” level.

As the time the Food Network chefs began screening professional, production of dishes of the highest possible quality host and businessmen are yearning to achieve the same result as that of chefs who are professional.

However, professional hand made knives, which are now part of the price tag of more than 100 dollars in a complete set of 5 or 6 knives. That amounts to approximately 500 to 600 dollars. The best class of Japanese hand made chef knives used in restaurants and hotels in the entire world around 68 to 80 dollars per piece, along with fine quality and shelf-life.

Knives for Japanese cook some good quality, which are mandatory in each cuisine are:
Paring knife, are useful for all types of kitchen cutting work as deseeding that de-veining shrimp or cutting small morsels of typeface. It is a very lightweight and easy to use. Its length is 180 mm, while the thickness of the blade is 1,5 mm and weight is 55 gm. small knife: this cutting blade is convenient in soft and light vegetables such as onions, string beans and other vegetables for which they are medium in size. Its length is 225 to 260 mm, while the thickness of the blade is 1,5 mm and a weight of between 70 to 80 gm. Boning knife: used for boning fish, meat and poultry. Is pointed by a narrow blade. With 275 mm, the thickness of the blade is 3 mm and weight 190 gm. by this blade is easy, especially when extreme Delicacy in maneuvering is required.Santoku knife: this is a general all-purpose knife and can be used to cut bigger vegetables such as cabbage, potatoes and Pumpkin. You can slice, dice and grinding, in minutes.

Original chef knife made in Japan is made up of carbon steel. Dear knives have the same quality, containing the inner core of brittle and hard carbon steel together with a substantial layer of ductile and mild steel sandwiched around the central part, so that the steel (solid) only is exposed edge, which is used to cut.

Today, the stainless steel is used in the manufacture of Japanese knives and knife works using san December laminate is used only in the case of more expensive knives, so as to be corrosion resistant while maintaining the stability and solidity. These knives may be purchased online in shunknives.org. Avoiding chef Knife Stainless steel costs $ 114.95.

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We just received and have used our Oster 2803 a few times.Handy grip, nice weight, simple operation are its features.It is suitable for everyday use and cleans up easily.Glad it isn’t like the old heavy monster electric knives of a few years ago.Only one deficiency keeps it from a five-star rating: The bottom of the motor housing is rounded, so when placed on the counter during use the whole unit swivels around and rolls sideways.The motor housing needs to be flatted on its bottom so the unit would remain stable and upright when put down.Overall, however, a good unit at a reasonable price.The bonus fork is a nice extra!

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I’m excited to announce the winners of the Guy Fieri Knuckle Sandwich Knives & TShirt Giveaway!

There are new knives available in the ever growing Knuckle Sandwich Line which now includes a Paring Knife and Santoku “Chopper”.

The 4-inch Paring Knife is crafted from high carbon German steel (type X50CrMoV15) and designed with hollow grounds to reduce friction for smoother cuts.  The blade is precision heat treated to 56RC for long edge life and durability. 

Paring knives are ideal for peeling fruits and veggies and for all small cutting tasks. 

The Knuckle Sandwich Paring Knife is available at ErgoChef.com.  List price is $35.

The 5.5-inch Santoku knife has a precision-sharp cutting blade with hollow grounds for smoother cuts.  The crisscross crusher on the handle pulverizes nuts and garlic. 

The full tang and abbreviated bolster adds strength and balance for precision cutting and easy edge sharpening.  The Santoku is perfect for chopping fruits and veggies and is a great fit for anyone who is more comfortable with a smaller knife. 

The Santoku is available at ErgoChef.com.  List price is $55.

I cnn’t wait to see the Knuckle Sandwich steak knives and a knife block that are due out this Fall. 

Ok, drum roll please, the Giveaway winners are…

1st Prize is a Knuckle Sandwich Big Stick Chef Knife (a $76.00 value)

The 1st prize winner is JohnM !!!

2nd Prize is a Knuckle Sandwich Dragon Dagger Utility Knife (a $45.00 value)

The 2nd prize winner is Reeni !!!

3rd prize is a “kewl” Knuckle Sandwich T-Shirt (a $19.99 value)

The 3rd prize winner is Bucking_I !!!

Thank you to Guy Fieri and the kind folks at Ergochef for sponsoring this great giveaway, I’m proud to offer your quality knives to my readers.

Thank you to the readers of Eatnlisten.com.  I hope that you continue to read my blog and enjoy the incredible giveaways to come.

The three winners of the Bacon Hot Sauce Giveaway will be announced on July 19.

I had the opportunity to interview George Duran from TLC’s Ultimate Cake Off.

Three lucky Eatnlisten.com readers will win a personalized autographed copy of his “twisted” comfort foods cookbook Take this Dish and Twist It,  

I will publish the cool interview (which features George’s favorite bacon recipe!) and cookbook giveaway details soon.

More gourmet food contests are starting in July.  Readers will win tasty all natural quality beef jerky from the House of Jerky…

…and a Limited Edition Arisan Salt Sampler from Saltworks…

Have a great day!

Brad

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Kitchen knives are one the tools in the kitchen that we cannot do without. Just image how we could cut the onion, tomato, fish or meat without the kitchen knife. How can we cook a whole chicken or whole meat? We have to cut it. I do not think anyone could under estimate the importance of a knife in the kitchen.

I grew up with the practice of washing the knife with a soap then keep it to its rightful place. In fact, that could be in any place. Sometimes it is placed beside the spoon and fork. Sometimes simply place it beside the plates.

However, it is only recently that I learned I had been doing it wrong. The knife should be washed with your bare hands with a non-harsh detergent. Use a lukewarm water to protect the blade. It is important that we use detergents that are not harsh so as to protect the blade. After washing our kitchen knife, wipe it clean with a cloth. For our protection, the cutting edge should be away from us. It should be wiped clean with the blade placed on a flat surface. Again, make sure the cutting edge is away from you. As soon as one side is already cleaned, turn the other part of the blade on the flat surface then repeat the process. As soon as you are sure your knife is dried and cleaned, it is advisable to place it in a wooden or polyethylene knife block. Remember also to regularly sharpened your kitchen knife. However, please note that some knives need more sharpening than others. Inquire this when you buy your kitchen knives.

Not to sound too repetitive but allow me to remind you again. Please keep the cutting blade against or away from you every time you wash your knife. This goes until the stage when you are already wiping your knife dry as well.

Hope I am able to share something today.

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Take care always.